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---: Major Sea Ports of India :--The nine coastal Indian states Gujarat, Maharashtra, Goa, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil
Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Orissa and West Bengal are home to all major and
minor ports of India. There are total 13 major sea ports of India, out of 12 are
government and one, Ennore port of Chennai is the corporate one. Ennore Port is
one of the major port of India located at Coromandel Coast of Tamil Nadu state along
with private Krishnapatnam Port.
1. Kandla Port- Gujarat: Gujarat host the major seaport of west coast, The Kandla Port
is situated on the Gulf of Kutch near the Gandhidham city in Kutch District of Gujarat.
The Port of Kandla is the first special economic zone in India as well as in Asia, Kandla
Port is hub for major imports like petroleum, chemicals and iron also export grains,salt
and textiles. Port of Kandla is one of the highest earning ports of India, another port in
Gujarat is Mundra Port,Indias largest private port.
2. Nhava Sheva- Maharashtra: Nhava Sheva now known as Jawaharlal Nehru Port is
the largest container port in India, situated at the mainland of Konkan area across the
Navi Mumbai Maharashtra. Jawaharlal Nehru Port is the king port of Arabian Sea at west
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3. Mumbai Port: The Mumbai Port is located in the mainland of west Mumbai on the
West coast of India with natural deep-water harbor. Mumbai Port is the largest port in
India and handles bulk cargo traffic with its four jetties for handling Liquid chemicals,
Crude and petroleum products. International container traffic of Mumbai Port is directed
to the new and big Nhava Sheva port.
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5. Panambur Port- Karnataka: Panambur Port known as the New Mangalore Port, is a
seaport located near to Surathkal railway station in Dakshina Kannada district of
Karnataka. New Mangalore Port is a deep water all weather port and the only major port
of Karnataka and one of the largest port in India. Port of Mangalore export major
commodities like manganese, granite stones, coffee and cashew and main imports
includes timber logs,LPG,petroleum products and cargo containers. There is a beautiful
beach at south of sea port of Panambur along with the shore of the Arabian Sea.
6. Cochin Port- Kerala: The Cochin port is one of the largest port in India and the major
port on the Arabian Sea and Indian Ocean sea route. The port of Cochin lies on two
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7. Port Blair- Andaman: Port Blair is the capital city of Andaman Nicobar Islands,
a Union Territory of India located at the juncture of the Bay of Bengal and Andaman Sea.
Port Blair is the youngest sea port in India and one of the 12 major port of the country.
The only port of Andaman islands are connected to mainland of India through flight and
ship. Port Blair is the principal hub for shipping in the islands of Andaman and the one of
the most popular tourist destination with several places of interest around like virgin
beaches,scuba diving and water sports.
8. Tuticorin Port- Tamil Nadu: Tuticorin Port is an artificial deep-sea harbour and one
of the 12 major ports of India. It is also the second largest port in Tamil Nadu first is
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9. Chennai Port: Madras Port is the one of the oldest port of India and the second
largest port in the country. Chennai Port also the largest port in the Bay of Bengal and a
hub port for cars, big containers and cargo traffic in the east coast of India. Port of the
Coromandel Coast handles a variety of cargo containers,automobiles,coal,fertilizers and
petroleum products. Chennai Port terminals have lighthouses around, Intra port
connectivity, Pipelines and railway terminus.
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11. Paradip Port- Orissa: The artificial, deep-water port of east coast of India is located
in the Jagatsinghpur district of Orissa state. Port of Paradip is the major port in the east
cost shore and situated at the confluence of great river Mahanadi and the Bay of Bengal.
Paradip Port has its own railway system,cold handling plant and a national highway
connects the port with rest of Indian road networks.
12. Haldia port- West Bengal: Haldia port or Calcutta Port is a major seaport situated
near the Hooghly River in the state of West Bengal. Port of Haldia is one of the major
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